Comments 6

1. sabine wrote:

   You cannot imagine how freaked out I was when I saw my first one in the US. Especially as you don’t know right away where front and end is.
   I guess they are harmless and you can find them where you would expect silverfish or pillbugs.
   If you hold up a bottle neck to them, they creep in, at least that worked for me.

   Posted 20 Jul 2009 at 8:10 am ¶
2. KapeLady wrote:

   I just caught one of these bugs in my apartment! I was surprised to see how huge this was! I was also surprised to see that others have come across this house centipede too and how quickly I was able to identify this bug on your website!

   My question is this: You state that although they have venom, they do not bite humans. What about my pets? I have cats and a small dog. I certainly would not want them to be bit by this bug!

   Can you answer this question?

   Posted 23 Jul 2009 at 10:37 pm ¶
3. bugman wrote:

   Our own cat catches and east House Centipedes that are unlucky enough to cross the feline’s path. We wouldn’t worry about bites to pets.

   Posted 24 Jul 2009 at 1:28 am ¶
4. marcus311 wrote:

   No Disrespect to Bugman, but you absolutely should worry about this bug stinging your pets. I have a 150 lb dog who has been bitten/stung TWICE now by one of these. The first time, we had no idea what happened- just saw a little swelling at the sting site. By the time we got him to the doctor, he had a 107 degree and climbing fever, was listless, had a raging infection and could barely walk.The second time, we knew what it was and put him on antibiotics right away. I don’t think ALL animals will have a reaction, but certainly there are those that are alergic to certain venoms.

   Posted 25 Aug 2009 at 11:48 am ¶
5. Bug Tolerant Depending on Mood wrote:

   Well… I’m so happy to hear that it won’t kill me… but I caught two of these already and am simply too creeped out to let them go… can I just let them loose outside or will they come back in?

   Posted 02 Sep 2009 at 2:53 am ¶
6. dbuggylady wrote:

   I think I have to break your unbroken string of “no bite reports”. My very first encounter with one of these critters was in the shower- I was in a hurry, and I remember seeing something, but didn’t have my contacts in yet- and it didn’t look like a wasp or a roach or anything else I was afraid of. I wasn’t too worried about it until it bit the crap out of my leg, and I frantically brushed it off- and of course you all know what these things look like up close! I had no idea what it was. My bug man at the time said it was a mature silverfish. The new bug man said it was a firebrat. Neither one had seen the actual bug. We recently had our house sprayed for the first time in years- the spiders were just too too thick for me- and it has caused these creepie crawlies to come out of the woodwork- just this morning one cruised up to my foot and met it’s maker. (Sorry carnage-avoiders!) I haven’t wanted to get too close to one of these after being bitten. I remember it stung pretty badly- not like a wasp or a bee, but pretty annoying and itchy later. I managed to survive without hospitalization, however, unlike the unlucky dog in the post above. I would just be aware- I wonder what in the world caused it to bite me; possibly the water from the shower?

   Posted 04 Oct 2009 at 7:54 am ¶

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